Back trouser pocket template

ABSTRACT

A transparent plate is provided intermediate its longitudinally spaced transverse edges with an elongated transverse welt marking opening having longitudinally spaced transverse edges for guiding a tailor&#39;&#39;s pencil or the like by which to mark on a back trouser panel the spaced welt edges defining the opening of a back pocket. A plurality of laterally spaced pair of width indicators are associated with the welt marking opening for marking on the trouser panel the desired one of a plurality of widths of pocket openings. A plurality of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending trouser panel edge guide lines are spaced laterally from one end of the welt marking opening and are associated one with each pair of width indicators for establishing the spacing between one end of the pocket opening and the adjacent side edge of the trouser panel. One or more dart guide lines extend from the welt marking opening to one lateral edge of the plate. By inverting the plate the opposite back pocket may be marked on the corresponding trouser panel.

United States Patent [191 Wolfe 1 Mar. 26, 1974 PrimaryExaminer--William D. Martin, Jr. Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Oliver D.Olson {57] ABSTRACT A transparent plate is provided intermediate itslongitudinally spaced transverse edges with an elongated transverse weltmarking opening having longitudinally spaced transverse edges forguiding a tailors pencil or the like by which to mark on a back trouserpanel the spaced welt edges defining the opening of a back pocket. Aplurality of laterally spaced pair of width indicators are associatedwith the welt marking opening for marking on the trouser panel thedesired one of a plurality of widths of pocket openings. A plurality oflaterally spaced, longitudinally extending trouser panel edge guidelines are spaced laterally from one end of the welt marking opening andare associated one with each pair of width indicators for establishingthe spacing between one end of the pocket opening and the adjacent sideedge of the trouser panel. One or more dart guide lines extend from thewelt marking opening to one lateral edge of the plate. By inverting theplate the opposite back pocket may be marked on the correspondingtrouser panel.

6 Claims, 6 Drawing Figures legato 6p IiIiIIiilI I BACK TROUSER POCKETTEMPLATE 7 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to theconstruction of trousers, and more particularly to means by which tofacilitate the marking of back trouser panels for the inclusion of backpockets.

In the construction of trousers having back pockets, it is a generallyaccepted practice to mark on each trouser back panel. the position anddimensions of the back pocket opening and darts, manually by the use ofa ruler and tailors pencil, chalk or other marking means. This procedurenot only is susceptible of error, resulting in the costly waste ofcloth, but also is tedious and time consuming.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In its basic concept, this invention provides aperforated and marked template by which the location and dimensions ofback pocket openings may be marked on back trouser panels with speed,accuracy and facility.

It is by virtue of the foregoingbasic concept that the principleobjective of this invention is achieved;

namely, to overcome the aforementioned disadvan-- tages of prior markingprocedures.

Another important object of this invention is to provide a template ofthe class described for marking on trouser back panels the properlocation and dimensions of back pockets of various widths. Still anotherimportant object of this invention is the provision of a template of theclass described which also includes means for'marking on trouser backpanels the proper locations and dimensions of darts associated with theback pockets.

A further important object of this invention is to provide a template ofthe class described which also affords the marking on pocket liningmaterial the proper location and dimensions of the pocket openingcorresponding to those of the associated trouser back panels.

A still further important object of this invention is the provision of atemplate of the class described which is reversible to afford marking ofbackpocket openings on both trouser backpanels.

The foregoingand other objects and advantages of this invention willappear from the following detailed description, taken in connection withthe accompanying drawing of a preferred embodiment.

v BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF-THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is a plan view of ajtemplateembodying the features of this invention.

FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 arefragmentary plan views showing the template insequential positions of adjustment for marking on a trouser backv panelthe locations and dimensions of the pocket opening and darts associatedwith a back pocket.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the template in position for marking thepocket opening on pocket lining mate rial to be incorporated with thetrouser back panels of FIGS. 2-4.

FIG. 6 is a plan view similar to FIG. 2 but showing the templateinverted and in the initial position of adjustment on the other trouserback panel.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring primarily to FIG. 1 ofthe drawing, the template includes a flat plate 10, preferably oftransparent material for the purpose described hereinafter, andpreferably of rectangular shape having a longitudinal dimension definedby the longitudinally spaced, parallel transverse edges 12 and 14 and atransverse dimension defined by the side edges 16 and 18. The platepreferably is substantially rigid, as by being made of glass orrelatively thick synthetic plastic. However, it may be made of thin,flexible plastic sheet material. If

transparency is not required, the plate may be made of which are spacedapart longitudinally to define the top and bottom welt edges of a backpocket. The top edge 20 is spaced from the transverse edge 12 of theplate a distance equal to the desired distance between the top welt edgeof the pocket and the top edge of the trousers (FIGS. 2 and 6).

Associated with the welt marking opening in the plate is means forestablishing the desired width of the back pocket. For this purposereference is made to the alternative form of means illustrated inFIG. 1. Thus, to the left of a selected center line.24 the welt markingopening is extended to any desired length and a plurality of markings26, 28 and 30 are printed, embossed, engraved, or otherwise formed onthe plate at transversely spaced intervals to'indicate the correspondingterminal end of the pocket opening for any. one of a plurality of widthsof back pockets. In the embodiment illustrated, indicia are associatedwith the markings 26 and 30 to identify pocket widths of five and 'sixinches, respectively, with the intermediate marking 28 obviouslyrepresenting a pocket width of five and one-half inches.

The alternative means illustrated to the right of the selected centerline 24 in FIG. 1 involves the termination of the right hand end of awelt marking opening at the five inch marking 26'. It will be understoodthat this marking 26' is spaced two and one-half inches to the right ofthe center line 24, while the associated five inch marking 26 is spacedthe same distance to the left of the'center line. The right handmarkings 28' and 30 for five and one-half and six inch width pockets areassociated with narrow longitudinally elongated openings 32 through theplate.

- It will be understood that both ends of the welt mark ing opening mayhave associated therewith either of the forms of pocketwidth indicatormeans described.

The template includes means for positioning one end of the pocketopening a desired distance inward of the adjacent edge of a trouser backpanel to be marked. In the embodiment illustrated, this means isprovided by a plurality of slightly arcuate, longitudinally extendinglines 34 spaced laterally outward from one end of the welt markingopening. Each of the lines is associated with a corresponding one of thewidth markings 26, 28' and 30 atthe adjacent end of the welt markingopening. Thus, the inner line 34, identified by the indicia 5", isassociated with the five inch marking 26'. The intermediate line 34 isassociated with the intermediate marking 28', and the outer line,identified by the indicia 6", is associated with the outer marking 30'.The lines 34 are spaced apart the same distance as the markings.Accordingly, the transverse distance between each line and itscorresponding marking is the same.

It will be apparent that the template may be provided with a singlewidth welt marking opening and a single edge guide marking 34 formarking on-a trouser back panel the proper position and dimension of agiven width of back pocket. In such event the welt marking opening mayhave a transverse length equal to the transverse width of the pocketopening, in which case the pocket width indicator means is provided bythe opposite terminal edges of the opening. The arrangement illustratedis preferred for its versatility in marking the position and dimensionsof back pockets of diverse sizes. The edge guide markings 34 also may beprovided on the plate to the left of the welt guide opening. However,the duplication is not necessary when the plate is made of transparentmaterial, as will be understood.

Preferably, the template also includes means for marking on a trouserback panel the locations and sizes of darts to be incorporated in thetrouser. In this regard it will be recognized by those skilled in theart that the number of darts to be provided may vary with differentsizes and styles of trousers. Most require one dart extending from themid-point of the upper welt of the pocket opening to the upper edge ofthe trouser, or two darts spaced apart equally to opposite sides of saidmidpoint.

Accordingly, the plate is provided with a plurality of dart positionindicator markings. The center dart markings include the broken lines 36and 38 which originate at the mid-point of the upper edge of the weltmarking opening and diverge therefrom to the transverse edge 12 of theplate. The solid line 40 bisecting the angle of the diverging brokenlines is a continuation of the selected center line 24 discussedhereinbefore.

To the opposite sides of thecenter dart lines are additional linesforming a pair of dart position indicators.

Each of these includes a pair of broken lines 42 and 44 which originateat a point at the upper edge 20 of the welt marking opening and divergeto the transverse edge 12.

Generally, a single dart is made larger than a pair of spaced darts.Accordingly, the broken lines 36 and 38 of the center dart positionindicator diverge to the transverse edge 12 of the plate at a greaterincluded angle than do the diverging broken lines 42 and 44 for the pairof dart position indicators. 2, The use of the template describedhereinbefore now will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.Referring first to FIG. 2, the template is placed over the right reartrouser panel 50 with the transverse edge 12 aligned with the upper edgeof the panel and a selected one of the edge guide lines 34 aligned withthe corresponding right hand edge of the panel. In the exampleillustrated in FIG. 2, the intermediate edge guide line, correspondingto a five and one-half inch width pocket, is aligned with the right handedge of the panel.

Marking means, such as a tailors pencil, or chalk, then is used to markon the trouser panel the outline of the pocket opening. To this end, thepencil is guided by the top and bottom edges 20 and 22 of the weltmarking opening to form the top and bottom elongated markings 52 and 54on the panel (FIG. 4). The left end of the pocket opening is marked by aline 56 with the pencil, in line with the intermediate mark 28 to theleft of the center line 24, and the right end of the opening is markedby a line 58 with the pencil by inserting it through the elongatedopening 32 associated with the five and one-half inch marking 28'. Theunmarked spaces between the right hand ends of the upper and lowermarkings 52 and 54 and the right hand end marking 58 may be filled inwith the tailors pencil, if desired.

Assuming that two spaced darts are to be incorporated in the trousers inassociation with the five and one-half inch pocket, the tailors pencilis used to make the marks 60 and 62 on the panel, by extending thepencil through the welt marking opening in alignment with the inner endsof the spaced dart position indicators 42 and 44. Then, the template ismoved vertically downward a slightdistance, for example about one-halfinch, to the position illustrated in FIG. 3. The upper end markings 64and 66 of the spaced darts then are made on the exposed trouser panelwith the pencil in alignment with the spaced ends of the divergentbroken lines 42 and 44 of the dart position indicators. The templatethen is moved to utilize one of its straight edges to interconnect theinner and outer dart markings o the panel (FIG. 4).

The foregoing marking procedure may be repeated for locating theleftback pocket .on the left trouser back panel 70. For this purpose thetemplate is inverted to the position illustrated in FIG. 6, whereuponthe marking procedures described hereinbefore in connection with FIGS.2, 3 and 4 are repeated.

The template also may be used to mark the pocket opening on pocketlining material. Thus, referring to FIG. 5 of the drawing, the templateis arranged with the transverse edge 14 aligned with the upper edge ofthe lining material 72 and with the center line 24 aligned with thelongitudinal center line 74 of the lining material. By means of atailors pencil or other marking means, the upper and lower elongatedtransverse welt edges and the right and left hand terminal ends thereofare marked through the welt guide opening, in manner previouslyexplained.

In this regard, it is to be noted that the distance between the edge 22of the welt guide opening and the adjacent transverse edge 14 of theplate is less than the distance between the opposite edge 20 of theopening and the adjacent transverse edge 12 of theplate. This closerspacing is correct for the usual pocket lining construction. If thepocket lining is to be of the tailored type, wherein the pcoket liningextends to the upper edge of the trouser, the template is rotated fromthe position illustrated in FIG. 5 to align the plate edge l2 'with'theupper edge of the lining material, as will be understood.

The transverse edge 14 of the panelpreferably is pro- I and economicalmeans by which to enable the marking of back pockets on trouser backpanels in precise locations and dimensions with speed and facility. Bymaking the template of transparent material it may be utilized, byinversion, to mark the pockets on both back trouser panels, since themarkings on the template thus are rendered visible through either side.The transparency of the plate also facilitates alignment on the sideedge markings 34 with the corresponding side edge of the trouser panel.

lt will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes maybe made in the size, shape, type, number and arrangement of markings andother components of the template described hereinbefore withoutdeparting from the spirit of this invention.

Having now described my invention and the manner in which it may beused, I claim:

1. A template for marking on a trouser back panel the position of a backpocket, comprising:

a. a flat plate having a transverse edge and a longitudinal dimension,

b. a laterally elongated welt marking opening in the plate extendingsubstantially parallel to said transverse edge of the plate, saidopening serving to guide marking means for producing a pocket weltmarking on the trouser back panel,

c. a pair of laterally spaced indicator means associated with the weltmarking opening for indicating the lateral ends of a pocket welt,

d. trouser panel edge guide means on the plate for aligning therewith alongitudinal edge of a trouser back panel, the edge guide means beingspaced a predetermined distance laterally from the adjacent indicatormeans for establishing a predetermined distance between saidlongitudinal edge of the trouser back panel and the adjacent end of apocket welt, and

e. dart position indicator means on the plate extending between the weltmarking opening and said transverse edge 'of the plate for marking onthe trouser back panel the position of at least one dart to be made inthe panel between the pocket welt and the top edge of the panel.

2. The template of claim I wherein the spacing between the welt markingopening and said transverse edge of the plate defines the distance of apocket welt from top edge of the trouser back panel.

3. The template of claim 1 wherein the transverse edge of the plateopposite the first mentioned transverse edge is substantially parallelvthereto and spaced to the opposite side of the welt marking opening apredetermined shorter distance defining the distance of a pocket weltfrom the top edge of pocket lining material.

4. The template of claim 1 wherein the welt marking opening defineslongitudinally spaced edges which serve to guide marking means forproducing markings on the trouser back panel defining spaced welt edgesof a pocket opening.

5. The template of claim 1 including a plurality of pairs of indicatormeans spaced to opposite sides of a selected midpoint of the weltmarking opening and each pair defining a different pocket width, and aplurality of edge guide means on the plate spaced apart laterally andeach spaced the same distance laterally from a differentone of theadjacent indicator means.

6. The template of claim 1 wherein a. the plate is of transparentmaterial, whereby the template is reversible for use in marking bothback panels of a trouser,

b. the spacing between the welt marking opening and said transverse edgeof the plate defines the distance of a pocket welt from the top edge ofthe trouser back panel,

c. the welt marking opening defines longitudinally spaced edges whichserve to guide marking means for producing markings on the trouser backpanel defining spaced welt edges of a pocket opening,

d. a plurality of pairs of indicator means are spaced to opposite sidesof a selected midpoint of the 'welt' marking opening, each pair defininga different pocket width, and

e. a plurality of edge guide means are spaced apart laterally on theplate, each being spaced the same distance laterally from a differentone of the adjacent indicator means.

1. A template for marking on a trouser back panel the position of a backpocket, comprising: a. a flat plate having a transverse edge and alongitudinal dimension, b. a laterally elongated welt marking opening inthe plate extending substantially parallel to said transverse edge ofthe plate, said opening serving to guide marking means for producing apocket welt marking on the trouser back panel, c. a pair of laterallyspaced indicator means associated with the welt marking opening forindicating the lateral ends of a pocket welt, d. trouser panel edgeguide means on the plate for aligning therewith a longitudinal edge of atrouser back panel, the edge guide means being spaced a predetermineddistance laterally from the adjacent indicator means for establishing apredetermined distance between said longitudinal edge of the trouserback panel and the adjacent end of a pocket welt, and e. dart positionindicator means on the plate extending between the welt marking openingand said transverse edge of the plate for marking on the trouser backpanel the position of at least one dart to be made in the panel betweenthe pocket welt and the top edge of the panel.
 2. The template of claim1 wherein the spacing between the welt marking opening and saidtransverse edge of the plate defines the distance of a pocket welt fromtop edge of the trouser back panel.
 3. The template of claim 1 whereinthe transverse edge of the plate opposite the first mentioned transverseedge is substantially parallel thereto and spaced to the opposite sideof the welt marking opening a predetermined shorter distance definingthe distance of a pocket welt from the top edge of pocket liningmaterial.
 4. The template of claim 1 wherein the welt marking openingdefines longitudinally spaced edges which serve to guide marking meansfor producing markings on the trouser back panel defining spaced weltedges of a pocket opening.
 5. The template of claim 1 including aplurality of pairs of indicator means spaced to opposite sides of aselected midpoint of the welt marking opening and each pair defining adifferent pocket width, and a plurality of edge guide means on the platespaced apart laterally and each spaced the same distance laterally froma different one of the adjacent indicator means.
 6. The template ofclaim 1 wherein a. the plate is of transparent material, whereby thetemplate is reversible for use in marking both back panels of a trouser,b. the spacing between the welt marking opening and said transverse edgeof the plate defines the distance of a pocket welt from the top edge ofthe trouser back panel, c. the welt marking opening defineslongitudinally spaced edges which serve to guide marking means forproducing markings on the trouser back panel defining spaced welt edgesof a pocket opening, d. a plurality of pairs of indicator means arespaced to opposite sides of a selected midpoint of the welt markingopening, each pair defining a different pocket width, and e. a pluralityof edge guide means are spaced apart laterally on the plate, each beingspaced the same distance laterally from a different one of the adjacentindicator means.